Total Flight Hours

Career Highlights

What you love about your job

The fact that people in the Aviation industry are so passionate about what they do, unlike many other types of jobs.

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Bankstown Helicopters, Bankstown Airport NSW

Pilot Name

Bill Miller

Training

Commenced flying in 1985

CPL(H) issued in 1987

Instructor Grade 2 - FI2(H) in 1988

Instructor Grade 1 - FI1(H) in 1989

Additional Qualifications

Chief Pilot (CP), Chief Flying Instructor (CFI) and Managing Director

ATPL(H) in 1992

Dangerous Goods Certified

Robinson Safety Course

Crew Resource Management Course

Principal Methods of Instruction Course

Ratings

Grade 1 Flight Instructor FI1(H)

Approved Testing Officer (ATO) – PPL(H)

Night VFR (NVFR) - NDB, VOR, DME, GPSN

Endorsements

Piston: R22, R44, B47, EN-28, H269

Turbine: R66, B206, B412, A119A, EC120, AS350, AS355, MD500

Sling Load Operations

Total Flight Hours

12,000+

Career Highlights

Establishing three flying schools:

Bankstown Helicopters in Sydney, NSW in 1989

Central West Helicopter School in Orange, NSW in 2007

Queensland Helicopter School in Redcliffe, QLD in 2012

What you love about your job

That helicopter flight is the closest thing to a magic carpet ride.

Flies out of

Bankstown Helicopters, Bankstown Airport NSW

Central West Helicopter School, Orange Airport NSW

Queensland Helicopter Shool, Redcliffe Heliport QLD

Pilot Name

Ian Massey

Training

Commenced flying in April 2006

CPL(H) issued in 2009

Instructor Grade 2 - FI2(H) issued in 2011

Instructor Grade 1 - FI1(H) issued in 2014

Additional Qualifications

ATPL(H) 2012

Cert IV - Diploma of Aviation

IREX - Command Instrument Rating Exam

Dangerous Goods Certified

Robinson Safety Course

Crew Resource Management Course

Principal Methods of Instruction Course

Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)

Ratings

Grade 1 Flight Instructor FI1(H)

Night VFR (NVFR) Instructor (VOR, GNSS, NDB)

Instrument Rating - SEH IR

Endorsements

Piston: R22, R44

Turbine: R66, B206, AS350, B407, EC120

Sling Load Operations

Total Flight Hours

2000

Career Highlights

Ferrying a machine up the East coast from Sydney to the Whitsundays, spectacular coastline and stunning scenery as well as a fantastic learning experience shortly after receiving my commercial licence.

What you love about your job

Learning to a fly helicopter is extremely rewarding for both the student and the instructor and every day and every flight is different, no matter how many times you’ve done it before. Job satisfaction comes from seeing first-hand the sense of achievement on a student’s face when he or she masters a challenging task early in the flying syllabus, like the first time they discover that they can hover the helicopter on their own, or when they return from their very first solo flight.

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Bankstown Helicopters, Bankstown Airport NSW

Pilot Name

Michael Bennett

Training

Commenced flying Fixed Wing in 1981

Commenced flying Helicopters in 1995

CPL(H) issued in 2010

Additional Qualifications

Dangerous Goods Certified

Robinson Safety Course

Crew Resource Management Course

Principal Methods of Instruction Course

Ratings

Low-level

Endorsements

Piston: R22, R44

Turbine: R66, B206

Total Flight Hours

300

Career Highlights

I used to be a TV News Cameraman and spent a lot of time in helicopters filming. At the time I thought it would be a lot more fun flying the helicopter, which it is! One of the highlights for me is to now take camera operators up for aerial photography jobs, including for TV shows.

What you love about your job

I really love being able to share the thrill of helicopter flight with passengers who mostly have not flown in a helicopter before.

Flies out of

Bankstown Helicopters, Bankstown Airport NSW

Pilot Name

Peter Dubrovich

Training

Commenced flying in 2004

CPL(H) issued in 2005

Instructor Grade 2 - FI2(H) issued in 2012

Additional Qualifications

Dangerous Goods Certified

Robinson Safety Course

Crew Resource Management Course

Principal Methods of Instruction Course

Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)

Ratings

Grade 2 Flight Instructor FI2(H)

Night VFR (NVFR)

Endorsements

Piston: R22, R44

Turbine: R66, B206, AS350

Total Flight Hours

550

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Bankstown Helicopters, Bankstown Airport NSW

Pilot Name

Richard Johns

Training

Commenced flying in 2007

CPL(H) issued in 2009

Instructor Grade 2 - FI2(H) issued in 2011

Instructor Grade 1 - FI1(H) issued in 2013

Additional Qualifications

Dangerous Goods Certified

Robinson Safety Course

Crew Resource Management Course

Principal Methods of Instruction Course

Ratings

Grade 1 Flight Instructor FI2(H)

Night VFR (NVFR)

IREX - Command Instrument Rating

Endorsements

Piston: R22, R44

Turbine: R66, B206, AS350

Sling Load Operations

Total Flight Hours

1300

Career Highlights

Building flying hours making cross-country ferry flights from:

Sydney to Darwin return

Brisbane to Darwin

Sydney to Alice Springs

Broome to Melbourne

What you love about your job

I love the challenge, knowing we are responsible for the next generation of pilots. We get to meet so many different people from different walks of life and we need to adjust our instructional techniques to accommodate each person. I find it is the most rewarding thing I have ever done.

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Bankstown Helicopters, Bankstown Airport NSW

Pilot Name

Sean Behringer

Training

Commenced flying in 2006

CPL(H) issued in 2007

Instructor Grade 2 - FI2(H) issued in 2010

Instructor Grade 1 - FI1(H) issued in 2012

Additional Qualifications

Dangerous Goods Certified

Robinson Safety Course

Crew Resource Management Course

Principal Methods of Instruction Course

Ratings

Grade 1 Flight Instructor FI2(H)

Endorsements

Piston: R22, R44

Turbine: B206

Total Flight Hours

1700

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Bankstown Helicopters, Bankstown Airport NSW

Pilot Name

Steven Baker

Training

Commenced flying in 1990

PPL(A) issued in 1990

CPL(H) issued in 2009

Additional Qualifications

Dangerous Goods Certified

Robinson Safety Course

Crew Resource Management Course

Principal Methods of Instruction Course

Ratings

CPL(H)

PPL(A)

Endorsements

Piston: R22, R44

Turbine: B206

Total Flight Hours

550 Rotary

100 Fixed Wing

Career Highlights

Flying across Bass Strait, East to West coast of Australia

Pilot of the B206 Jet Ranger featured in the TV series "Underbelly"

What you love about your job

I enjoy showing people what I have a passion for - flying helicopters.

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Bankstown Helicopters, Bankstown Airport NSW

Pilot Name

Yves Bernier

Training

Commenced flying Fixed Wing in 1984

PPL(H) issued in 2002

CPL(H) issued in 2003

Instructor Grade 2 - FI2(H) issued in 2012

Additional Qualifications

Dangerous Goods Certified

Robinson Safety

Crew Resource Management

Principal Methods of Instruction

Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)

Ratings

Grade 2 Flight Instructor FI2(H)

Endorsements

Piston: R22, B47, B47T, B2B, G2

Turbine: B204/205

Sling Load Operations

Total Flight Hours

500 Rotary

270 Fixed Wing

Career Highlights

Instructing at Bankstown Helicopters

What you love about your job

The smile on peoples' faces when coming out of their first ever flying lesson and their astonishment when coming out of their first hovering lesson!

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Bankstown Helicopters, Bankstown Airport NSW

ilot Name

Hilal Yaman

Training

Commenced flying in 2007

CPL(H) issued in 2007

Instructor Grade 2 - FI2(H) issued in 2012

Additional Qualifications

Night VFR (NVFR) - NDB and VOR

CASA Drugs and Alcohol supervisor

ATPL(H)

IREX

PMA OHS 214B Helicopter safety and Underwater Escape Training (HUET)

Dangerous Goods Training

Robinson Safety Course

Crew Resource Management Training

Ratings

Grade 2 Flight Instructor FI2(H)

Endorsements

Piston: R22, R44

Turbine: R66, B206

Total Flight Hours

650

Career Highlights

Attaining my full Commercial Pilot’s Licence

Assisting my first trainee through to graduation

Seeing the enjoyment of people when they fly for the first time

Pride in my achievements, new friendships and new places

What you love about your job

I enjoy teaching and seeing the satisfaction on trainees faces when they achieve their goals.